I particularly am fond of http://www.jobrific.com because of their incorporation of a fantastic job board similar to an easy post concept like craigs list uses. This combined with jobrific.com ’s video resumes and fantastic array of work break videos (their catch phrase for videos non-work related) breathes new life into a technology careertv says is ailing.

Candidates Alive have had an excellent response from jobseekers, recruiters and especially employers who have used video resumes. Jobseekers relish the opportunity to stand out from other candidates and be seen and heard first by employers.

Recruiters finally have a way to win new clients by offering them an innovative solution to the recruitment process which ultimately saves employers tremendous amounts of time.

Candidates Alive launched in October 2007 holding seminars in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Auckland and the response from all parties including the media has been fantastic.

We provide recruitment agencies with the opportunity to create high quality candidate video resumes from their offices and then showcase these candidates to employers.

We spent 12 months researching the market and trialing our system to ensure the needs of recruiters, jobseekers and employers were met. Currently we have a number of recruitment agencies using the system and creating video resumes for their clients.

We are not a job board and privacy and confidentiality are of the utmost importance to us and our clients. The recruiter controls and manages each video resume and can discontinue a video resume link at any time. Candidates have the option of going on video if they choose and many of them see this as a great opportunity to stand out from other jobseekers.

Recruiters have found it frustrating at times to get their candidates in front of hiring managers. There are many candidates who have outstanding communication skills and vibrant personalities. To convey this to an employer in black and white or over the phone is can be difficult.

Through our user-friendly system, an employer can instantly view a candidate video simply by clicking on a URL link that has been sent via email by a recruitment consultant. In such a tight labour market, responsiveness wins in this game and it is critical to get good candidates in front of hiring managers fast.

With regards to discrimination, video resumes are just like any other step in the recruitment process. Whether it be an initial telephone conversation with the candidate or a face-to-face interview, all employers must abide by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Act.

Ultimately, if an employer uses video resumes in the right way, while abiding by anti-discrimination laws, they are at no risk and will enjoy the benefits of a faster recruitment process.

We believe that with the technology now available, video resumes are the logical next phase in global recruitment. The feedback we have received from jobseekers, employers and recruiters suggests that video resumes are here to stay. Like any new concept, it takes time to evolve and some will jump on board quicker than others – and that’s ok.

Video used in Job advertisement to establish employment branding is here. I’ve just started to incorporate Video. http://www.vcruit.com/se/se_player.html Vcruit is the vendor I’ve been using. I anticipate we will quickly see video in job advertisement become a standard.

I hope the job boards will keep up with this technology.

Bill Opal

Also, as I source numerous site, I find the quote”…… with the largest collection of employer videos online”, questionable. After counting all of their videos on the browse all option, give or take, they have approximately 200 and there are a number that seem to not to be employment related (no I don’t have that much time in my life…..just want to prove a point that self proclaimed quotes are crazy). I encourage you to view the following link and look at the TV symbol next to the company name: http://phoenix.jobing.com/jobfair_main.asp . I believe there are approximately 300 employment related videos and this does not include any of the other video content on this site, which equals about 800. The best part is, this is only for one market out of the many Jobing.com is located in.

VIDEO IS THE WAY OF THE FUTURE!!!